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Click it: 50 years of the three-point belt
This year marks a half century since Volvo introduced the three-point safety belt – an invention the OEM says has saved more lives in traffic than any other technical feature...
Volvo Trucks awards scholarships
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has awarded $35,000 in scholarships to three students to further their education...
Volvo sees “virtual co-drivers” down the road
Sweden’s Volvo, long known for its commitment to advancing vehicle safety, sees the truck of the future carrying onboard a “virtual co-driver” capable of taking over if the driver loses control...
Mack, Volvo saluted for wellness programs
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA), both units of Sweden’s Volvo Group, have each been honored by the National Business Group on Health as one of the leading corporations with programs that promote a healthy workplace in the U.S....
Super-light trucks are coming
Engineers for years have searched for ways to reduce weight in vehicles of all types. The most success has been had in the airline and space industry, where lightweight materials are common. For example, Volvo Aero has taken advantage of these technologies in its aircraft engine components. Now, those same technologies may be opening doors for super-light trucks of the future...
Mack consolidates production
In the final step of a major reorganization begun last year, Mack Trucks says it is ready to move all truck production to its Macungie, PA, plant by November...
Volvo unveils “medium-heavy” truck engine
At Volvo Group’s recent Capital Market Day in Eskilstuna, Sweden, CEO Leif Johansson announced that the OEM has developed a new medium-heavy engine for use in its trucks and buses and that it is scheduled to be rolled out next year...
Volvo calls for larger trucks
BOSTON. Longer combination vehicles and heavier gross weight limits are needed to reduce the environmental impact of trucks while also addressing requirements for greater freight productivity, according to a top executive at Volvo Trucks North America...
Arrow awards Volvo VNL to “Back on the Road” winner
LOUISVILLE. Truck driver and U.S. Air Force veteran Dennis Lott won Arrow Truck Sales’ second annual “Back on the Road” contest...
SCR will eliminate need for active DPF regeneration for Volvo trucks next year
Volvo Trucks North America announced that its 2010 highway trucks equipped with SCR (selective catalytic reduction) emissions control systems will no longer generally require “active” regeneration...
Video: Volvo's 2010 SCR system
Volvo's selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology not only reduces NOx levels but also active regeneration too...
Volvo: SCR will cost $9,600
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has announced its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2010 emissions reduction technology using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) will carry a surcharge of $9,600...
Mack sells former headquarters in Allentown, PA
Mack Trucks is selling its office complex in Allentown, PA to New Jersey based-J.G. Petrucci Co...
Mack, Volvo offer DPFs for California operators
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) are now offering retrofit diesel particulate filters (DPF) that will allow operators using non-EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) engines sold from 1996 to 2002 to meet California emissions requirements...
Mack, Volvo will add OBD to 13L diesel first
Recently issued Federal rules requiring on-board diagnostics (OBD) for heavy-duty diesel engines will be met with a combination of existing sensors already in place and “a handful of new sensors,”...
